Last Modified: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 2:32 p.m.

A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Clearview Baptist Church by the Rev. Jimmy Greene. Burial will be at a later date in Lexington City Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. prior to the service at the church and other times at the home.

Mr. Dorsett was born March 18, 1944, in Davidson County to Jesse Mock Dorsett and Clattie Mae Crotts Dorsett. He was owner/operator of Dorsett Lock and Key. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Mock Dorsett Jr.; brothers Tommy Dorsett, Willie Dorsett and Royce Monroe Dorsett; and sister Rosaline Byerly.

Surviving are his loving wife, Betty Everhart Dorsett of the home; son Aaron Dorsett of the home; daughter Mandy Beck and husband David of Lexington; two grandchildren, Madison Beck and Kyndall Beck; and brother Jimmy Dorsett of Lexington.

<p>Jerry Mock Dorsett Sr., 69, of Hemstead Street, died Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem after a one-month illness.</p><p>A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Clearview Baptist Church by the Rev. Jimmy Greene. Burial will be at a later date in Lexington City Cemetery. </p><p>The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. prior to the service at the church and other times at the home.</p><p>Mr. Dorsett was born March 18, 1944, in Davidson County to Jesse Mock Dorsett and Clattie Mae Crotts Dorsett. He was owner/operator of Dorsett Lock and Key. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Mock Dorsett Jr.; brothers Tommy Dorsett, Willie Dorsett and Royce Monroe Dorsett; and sister Rosaline Byerly.</p><p>Surviving are his loving wife, Betty Everhart Dorsett of the home; son Aaron Dorsett of the home; daughter Mandy Beck and husband David of Lexington; two grandchildren, Madison Beck and Kyndall Beck; and brother Jimmy Dorsett of Lexington.</p><p>Davidson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.</p><p>Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.</p>